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Commitments and Contingencies | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies | Commitments and Contingencies We have entered into certain noncancelable contractual arrangements that require future purchases of goods and services. These arrangements primarily relate to cloud infrastructure support and sales and marketing activities. As of October 31, 2025, our future noncancelable minimum payments due under these contractual obligations with a remaining term of more than one year were as follows:
Fiscal Period: | Amount (in thousands)
2026, remainder | $ | 12,125 |
2027 | 39,799 |
2028 | 18,019 |
2029 | 8,387 |
2030 | 3,584 |
Thereafter | 3,716 |
Total | $ | 85,630 |
We entered into an agreement, which includes a minimum commitment, with a public cloud computing service provider. As of October 31, 2025, our remaining minimum commitment under the agreement is $315.2 million through fiscal 2030, which is excluded from the table above. Operating Leases We lease offices under noncancelable operating lease agreements that expire at various dates through the end of July 2040. Some of our operating leases contain escalation provisions for adjustments in the consumer price index and options to renew. We include a renewal option in the lease terms for calculating our lease liability when we are reasonably certain that we will exercise the renewal option. In October 2025, we entered into an agreement to extend the term of our existing office space lease and lease additional office space in San Francisco, California. We recognized the effect of the extension on our existing lease as of the effective date of the agreement. Accordingly, we remeasured the future lease payments, net of lease incentives, and recognized a $17.3 million increase in our right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. The expected lease term for the existing space is approximately 14.8 years. Subsequently, the lease term for the additional office space commenced in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 when we took possession of the space. The future undiscounted lease payments for the additional office space, net of expected lease incentives, are $60.1 million. The expected lease term for the additional space is approximately 14.7 years. Indemnification We enter into indemnification provisions under our agreements with customers and other companies in the ordinary course of business, including business partners, contractors and parties performing our research and development. Pursuant to these arrangements, we agree to indemnify and defend the indemnified party for certain claims and related losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party from actual or threatened third-party claims because of our activities. The duration of these indemnification agreements is generally perpetual. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification clauses or agreements is not determinable. Historically, we have not incurred material costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification agreements. As a result, we believe the fair value of these indemnification agreements is not material as of October 31, 2025, and January 31, 2025. We maintain commercial general liability insurance and product liability insurance to offset certain of our potential liabilities under these indemnification agreements. We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors, executive officers and certain other officers. These agreements require us to indemnify such individuals, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, for certain liabilities to which they may become subject as a result of their affiliation with us. Claims and Litigation From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings, claims, investigations or other contingencies in the ordinary course of business. If we are unsuccessful in defending, or if we determine to settle, any of these matters, we may be required to pay substantial sums, be subject to injunction and/or be required to change how we operate our business, which could have a material adverse impact on our financial position or results of operations. Legal costs associated with litigation are expensed as incurred. Unless otherwise stated, we are unable to reasonably estimate the loss or a range of possible loss for the matters described below. In certain instances, we may be unable to determine that a loss is probable, or to reasonably estimate the amount of loss or a range of loss, for a claim because of the limited information available and the potential effects of future events and decisions by third parties, such as courts and regulators, that will determine the ultimate resolution of the claim. We review loss contingencies at least quarterly to determine whether the likelihood of loss has changed and whether we can make a reasonable estimate of the loss or range of loss. When we determine that a loss from a claim is probable and reasonably estimable, we record a liability for an estimated amount. We also provide disclosure when we determine it is reasonably possible that a loss may be incurred or when it is reasonably possible that the amount of a loss will exceed its recorded liability. Because these issues are often subject to substantial uncertainty, the probability of a loss (if any) and/or the estimated amount of a loss are difficult to ascertain. While it is not feasible to predict the outcome of all proceedings and exposures with certainty, we believe the final outcome of these matters, including the cases described below, will not have a material adverse effect on our business, consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Docusign, Inc. Securities Litigation and Related Derivative Litigation On February 8, 2022, a putative securities class action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, captioned Weston v. Docusign, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:22-cv-00824, naming Docusign and certain of our then-current and former officers as defendants. An amended complaint was filed on July 8, 2022. As amended, the suit purports to allege claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, based on allegedly false and misleading statements about our business and prospects during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. As amended, the suit is purportedly brought on behalf of purchasers of our securities between June 4, 2020 and June 9, 2022. Our motion to dismiss was denied by the U.S. District Court on April 18, 2023 and we have continued to defend the case since that time. A second amended complaint was filed on April 14, 2025, but has been held in abeyance and is superseded by a third amended complaint filed May 22, 2025. Our motion to dismiss that complaint was filed on June 12, 2025. The Court held a hearing on the motion to dismiss on September 11, 2025, and has not yet ruled on it. Discovery and other case proceedings have been stayed pending resolution of our motion to dismiss. Eight putative shareholder derivative cases have been filed containing allegations based on or similar to those in the securities class action. The cases were filed on May 17, 2022, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, captioned Pottetti v. Springer, et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-00652; on May 19, 2022 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, captioned Lapin v. Springer, et al., Case No. 3:22-cv-02980; on May 20, 2022, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, captioned Votto v. Springer, et al., Case No. 3:22-cv-02987; on September 20, 2022 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, captioned Fox v. Springer, et al., Case No. 3:22-cv-05343; on March 7, 2024, in the Delaware Court of Chancery, captioned Roy v. Alhadeff, et al., Case No. C.A. 2024-0223-PAF; on April 9, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, captioned Alexander v. Springer, et al., Case No. 3:24-cv-02139; on April 11, 2024, in the Delaware Court of Chancery, captioned Ingrao v. Beer, et al., Case No. C.A. 2024-0382-PAF; and on May 28, 2024, in the Delaware Court of Chancery, captioned Jordan v. Springer, et al., Case No. C.A. 2024-0564-PAF. Each case is allegedly brought on the Company’s behalf. The suits name the Company as a nominal defendant and, depending on the particular case, the members of our board of directors or, in certain instances, then-current or former officers, as defendants. While the complaints vary, they are based largely on the same underlying allegations as the securities class action suit described above, as well as, in certain instances, alleged insider trading. Collectively, these lawsuits purport to assert claims for, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting such breach, corporate waste, gross mismanagement, unjust enrichment, and under Sections 10(b) and 21D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The complaints seek to recover unspecified damages and other relief on the Company’s behalf. By court order dated July 19, 2022, the first two cases in the Northern District of California (Lapin and Votto) have been consolidated and stayed in light of the securities class action and no response to the complaints in the action will be due unless and until the stay is lifted. The third case in the Northern District of California (Fox) was related to the other derivative suits and assigned to the same judge, and was similarly stayed by order of the court on December 2, 2022. The most recent case in the Northern District of California (Alexander) was also related to the other derivative suits and assigned to the same judge, and subsequently consolidated with Lapin and Votto and stayed by order of the court on May 8, 2024. The Delaware suit (Pottetti) was voluntarily dismissed on September 1, 2022, and then re-filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery on September 22, 2022, under the caption Pottetti v. Springer, et al., Case No. C.A. 2022-0852-PAF. The Delaware Court of Chancery issued an order on September 30, 2022, staying the action in light of the securities class action. On May 28, 2024, plaintiff filed a notice seeking to voluntarily dismiss the Delaware Court of Chancery Pottetti action. On June 14, 2024, the plaintiff in Pottetti moved to voluntarily dismiss that action and the Court granted the dismissal on June 17, 2024. On September 30, 2024, the newly filed suits (Roy, Ingrao, and Jordan) were consolidated and stayed in light of the securities class action, such that no response to the complaints would be due unless and until the stay is lifted. In addition, on June 3, 2025, two cases, captioned Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund, et al. v. DocuSign, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:25-cv-04681, and Advanced Series Trust, et al. v. DocuSign, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:25-cv-04683, were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by plaintiffs who have opted out of the class certified in Weston v. Docusign. These opt-out cases allege substantially similar claims as in the class action, which Docusign denies. On July 18, 2025, the cases were stayed pending resolution of the motion to dismiss the securities class action, such that no response to the complaints is currently due.

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